Lead Developer
Location: GB, LND, 
Employment type: Full-time
Industry: Financial Services

Company profile:
Who are Duco?We are a modern software company enabling financial services firms to control complex data using light-touch, self-service technology. We are shaping the core of new, efficient operations with customers on the sell side, buy side and major service providers.Why Duco?We make use of the latest technologies and the power of automation to punch above our weight.  We're growing fast but we're still small enough for you to make an outsized impact on the team and shape your role over time.We recruit for the A-team only, work in an Agile fashion and deliver a product and service that the industry loves.  You will define the tools you need to best do your job.

Job description:
Duco requires the skills of a highly talented developer who can lead a group of very bright individuals in our quest to develop and refine the world's leading hosted data reconciliation service.  Winning candidates will be:Confident to lead a team of very bright developersHappy to roll up their sleeves and write code and perform code reviewsWell versed in delivering software using Agile methodologiesUnintimidated by a complex technology stack, including Coffeescript, Ruby, Java and ScalaKeen to deal with the entire software delivery lifecycle, including requirements gathering, development, QA and deploymentHappy to spend 50% of their time managing the team and projects and 50% coding and pairingResponsibilitiesProject planning and sprint managementDaily management and coordination of the development teamOwn and refine the development processOwnership of the product backlogContribute code to the core productCollaboration with operations team

Requirements:
A Computer Science degree from a reputable universityProven leadership and management skillsDeep experience of at least one object-oriented language (C++ and Java especially)Deep experience of at least one dynamically-typed language (Python or Ruby are good)Confident command of SQL and relational database conceptsVersion control with GitBonus pointsIn-depth knowledge of Coffeescript/JavascriptDeep experience of web developmentVery comfortable with a flavour of Linux OSExperience of a configuration management tool, such as Puppet or ChefHappy to don a suit once in a while and venture out to see clientsPlease noteYou will be subject to reference checks and formal background checks before you are employed, as we handle highly sensitive data! 

Benefits:
Your package will include a good salary, pension contributions, a discretionary bonus and options in the company.The fun stuffLead a team of very bright, committed peopleWork directly with the co-founders of the company (CTO &amp; CEO)Develop using the tools of your choice, on either Ubuntu Linux or OS XSkunkworks projects to trial new architectures and technologiesTackle gnarly data manipulation and scaling problemsSit down for tea and biscuits at 4pm every day with the whole teamWhy Duco?We make use of the latest technologies and the power of automation to punch above our weight.  We're growing fast but we're still small enough for you to make an outsized impact on the team and shape your role over time.We recruit for the A-team only, work in an Agile fashion and deliver a product and service that the industry loves.  You will define the tools you need to best do your job.